2019 PokerStars APPT Korea

₩1,800,000 APPT Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2019 PokerStars APPT Korea

Final Results
Winner
Sparrow Cheung
Winning Hand
aa
Prize
198,100,000 KRW
Event Info
Buy-in
1,800,000 KRW
Prize Pool
912,983,400 KRW
Entries
581
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000

Cheung Knocks Ono Back Down

Level 31 : 800,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Sparrow Cheung opened to 350,000 from the button, Tomomitsu Ono three-bet to 700,000, Cheung called and the dealer fanned out a flop of {3-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{6-Clubs}.

Ono pushed in 950,000 and Cheung called without hesitation. A {k-Diamonds} hit the felt as a turn card, Ono checked to Cheung who reached for chips and pushed in 1,300,000.

Ono let out a sigh as he threw his cards into the muck and Cheung took down the nice sized pot.

Player Chips Progress
Sparrow Cheung hk
Sparrow Cheung
11,280,000 2,080,000
Tomomitsu Ono jp
Tomomitsu Ono
6,050,000 -2,150,000

Tags: Sparrow CheungTomomitsu Ono

Ono Starts to Gain Traction

Level 31 : 800,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Sparrow Cheung opened to 400,000 from the button, Tomomitsu Ono called and the flop came down {k-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}. Both players checked and the {7-Clubs} fell on the turn.

Ono checked to Cheung, he bet 400,000 and Ono check-called. A {3-Diamonds} hit the felt on the river, both players checked and Ono tabled {7-Spades}{5-Diamonds} for two pair. Cheung mucked and Ono took down another pot.

Player Chips Progress
Sparrow Cheung hk
Sparrow Cheung
9,200,000 -830,000
Tomomitsu Ono jp
Tomomitsu Ono
8,200,000 800,000

Tags: Sparrow CheungTomomitsu Ono

Ono Three-Bets His Way to a Hand

Level 31 : 800,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Sparrow Cheung opened to 500,000, Tomomitsu Ono three-bet to 1,700,000 and Cheung chucked his cards into the muck, sending Ono a much-needed pot.

Ono took down the pot and a whole section of people showed up to cheer on the Japanese cash game pro.

Player Chips Progress
Sparrow Cheung hk
Sparrow Cheung
10,030,000 -1,270,000
Tomomitsu Ono jp
Tomomitsu Ono
7,400,000 1,300,000

Tags: Sparrow CheungTomomitsu Ono

Hung Sheng Lin Eliminated in 3rd Place (₩76,250,000/$67,197)

Level 31 : 800,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Hung Sheng Lin
Hung Sheng Lin

Hung Sheng Lin moved all in for the 230,000 he had left from the hand before against Sparrow Cheung and both of his opponents called. The flop came down {a-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}, both Cheung and Tomomitsu Ono checked.

A {5-Diamonds} came down, both players checked and the {3-Spades} landed on the river. Both players checked to showdown and all three turned over their hands.

Cheung tabled {k-Hearts}{7-Hearts} for king-high, Ono showed {k-Clubs}{q-Spades} for king-high with a better kicker and Lin tabled {8-Clubs}{4-Diamonds} for nothing. Ono scooped in the pot and sent Lin out the door in third.

Player Chips Progress
Tomomitsu Ono jp
Tomomitsu Ono
6,125,000 675,000
Hung Sheng Lin tw
Hung Sheng Lin
Day 3 Chip Leader
Busted

Tags: Hung Sheng LinTomomitsu Ono

Fairy Tale River Completes Comeback for Cheung

Level 31 : 800,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Sparrow Cheung
Sparrow Cheung

Sparrow Cheung opened to 350,000 on the button, Hung Sheng Lin three-bet to 1,400,000 from the big blind and Cheung hit the tank. After a couple of minutes Cheung moved all in for 5,550,000 and Lin snap-called, players turned over their hands.

Sparrow Cheung: {10-Spades}{10-Hearts}
Hung Sheng Lin: {a-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}

Cheung was a huge favorite to take down the hand and the crowd started to cheer for the well-known and beloved Cheung. The dealer spread out {5-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}{3-Hearts} and the whole room went completely silent as Lin took the lead with his pair of aces.

A {7-Spades} hit the felt on the turn and that left Cheung with only one out on the river or his day would be finished. The dealer burned and turned over the {10-Clubs}, starting an ecstatic cheer from the crowd as everyone started jumping of excitement for Cheung.

Cheung hit the only card that could save him, shipping the massive pot to him and leaving Lin with just 230,000 to his name.

Player Chips Progress
Sparrow Cheung hk
Sparrow Cheung
11,300,000 6,100,000
Hung Sheng Lin tw
Hung Sheng Lin
Day 3 Chip Leader
230,000 -6,170,000

Tags: Hung Sheng LinSparrow Cheung

Cheung Snaps Off Ono

Level 31 : 800,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Sparrow Cheung
Sparrow Cheung

Tomomitsu Ono opened from the button to 350,000, Sparrow Cheung defended his big blind and the flop came down {6-Spades}{10-Clubs}{j-Spades}.

Cheung checked to Ono, he bet 550,000 and Cheung check-called. The dealer flipped over a {10-Diamonds} as the turn card and again Cheung checked.

Ono waited a couple of minutes before he announced all in and Cheung snap-called. The crowd went wild as Cheung showed {10-Hearts}{8-Hearts} for three dimes on the turn.

Ono tabled {k-Hearts}{q-Spades} for a straight draw and still had a shot at taking down the pot. A {j-Clubs} peeled off on the river and Cheung secured a full double up through Ono, evening out the playing field.

Player Chips Progress
Tomomitsu Ono jp
Tomomitsu Ono
5,450,000 -2,900,000
Sparrow Cheung hk
Sparrow Cheung
5,200,000 2,150,000

Tags: Sparrow CheungTomomitsu Ono

Level: 31

Blinds: 800,000/160,000

Ante: 160,000

Cheung Jumps Back into the Game

Level 30 : 600,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Sparrow Cheung
Sparrow Cheung

Sparrow Cheung moved all in from the small blind for 1,390,000 and Tomomitsu Ono called in the big blind, players tabled their cards.

Sparrow Cheung: {q-Spades}{9-Spades}
Tomomitsu Ono: {a-Spades}{7-Clubs}

The board ran out {7-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{5-Diamonds} and Cheung took down the pot with his flopped nine, doubling through Ono.

Player Chips Progress
Tomomitsu Ono jp
Tomomitsu Ono
8,350,000 -1,525,000
Sparrow Cheung hk
Sparrow Cheung
3,050,000 1,425,000

Tags: Sparrow CheungTomomitsu Ono

Ono Puts Another Dagger in Cheung

Level 30 : 600,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Tomomitsu Ono
Tomomitsu Ono

Sparrow Cheung limped the small blind, Tomomitsu Ono checked and the dealer spread out {6-Spades}{k-Hearts}{2-Spades} on the flop. Cheung check called a bet of 175,000 and the {9-Spades} hit as a turn card.

Both players checked, the {4-Clubs} landed on the river and Cheung checked to Ono who pushed in a bet of 550,000. Cheung threw his cards into the muck and Ono took down another pot.

Player Chips Progress
Tomomitsu Ono jp
Tomomitsu Ono
9,875,000 575,000
Sparrow Cheung hk
Sparrow Cheung
1,625,000 -775,000

Tags: Sparrow CheungTomomitsu Ono